Portable rack



Aug. 1953 Filed April 15, 1952 B. D. CRUIKSHANK PORTABLE RACK 2Sheets-Sheet l N I I INVENTOR.

fi/airc'fiefio/ams (m/fish? Patented Aug. 4, 1953 UNITED STATES" PATENTOFFICE PORTABLE RACK Blanche Dolores Cruikshank, Coshocton, OhioApplication April 15, 1952, Serial No. 282,324

Claims.

This invention relates to a rack particularly adapted for use bytravelers, and in particular a plurality of telescoping arms pivotallymounted on levers that are freely supported on p ral l telescoping rodscarried by hangers extended from vacuum cups.

The purpose of this invention is to p ovide & collapsible rack that mayreadily be set up on a mirror, tile or other smooth wall surface wherebygarments may be suspended for drying and wherein the rack may readily betaken down and folded for carrying in a handbag or the like.

Various types of folding clothes racks, dryers and garment hangers havebeen provided, however, it is desirable to provide a device for use bytravelers that may be quickly set up and readily taken down to providemeans for drying clothes in a bathroom or the like.

With this thought in mind this invention contemplates a pair of hangershaving vacuum cups thereon with rods freely positioned in spacedrelation in the hangers and with levers having telescoping arms extendedtherefrom adapted to be positioned on the rods with the levers extendedover one rod and under the other to provide temporary supporting means.

The object of this invention is, therefore, to provide means fortemporarily supporting a plurality of radially disposed telescoping armswhereby garments may be suspended in a bathroom for drying.

Another object of the invention is to provide a portable temporarygarment drying rack in winch parts are adapted to be nested in acomparatively small package.

A further object of the invention is to provide a portable garmentdrying rack which is of a 51mple and economical construction.

With these and other objects and advantages in view the inventionembodies hangers extended from vacuum cups with spaced notches in theupper surfaces of the outer ends of the hangers and elongated slots inintermediate parts thereof, telescoping rods freely positioned in theslots and notches of the hangers, levers having spaced sockets thereinwith a socket positioned to rest upon the rod positioned in the notchesof the hangers and another socket positioned to bear against-the lowersurface of the rod extended through the slots of the hangers, andtelescoping tubular arms pivotally mounted on said levers.

Other features and advantages of the Invention will appear from thefollowing description taken in connection with the drawings, wherein:

Figure 1 is a plan view illustrating the portable garment rack of thisinvention showing the parts in extended positions.

Figure 2 is a longitudinal section through the rack taken on line 2-2 ofFig. 1.

Figure 3 is an end elevational view showing one of the hangers of therack with other parts omitted.

Figure 4 is a longitudinal section through the hanger taken on line 4-4of Fig. 3.

1 Figure 5 is a cross section through one of the arms of the rack takenon line 55 of Fig. 2.

Figure 6 is a longitudinal section through part ,of one of the tubulararms taken on line 66 of Fig. 5, and showing the locking elements of thesmaller sections of the arms positioned in an annular groove in the endof a larger section.

Figure 7 is a section similar to that shown in Fig. 6 with the smallerarm moved inwardly 0 wherein the locking elements are separated.Referring now to the drawings wherein like reference characters denotecorresponding parts the improved portable bracket of this inventionincludeshangers l0 and H carried by vacuum cups l2 and I3, respectively,an inner telescoping rod including sections l4 and I5, an outertelescoping rod including sections I6 and I1, levers I8 and telescopingarms including inner sections H] which are pivotally mounted on thelevers l8 with pins 20, and outer sections 2| which are slidably mountedin the outer ends of the inner sections.

Each of the hangers I0 and II' is provided with a pin 22 which isembedded in the hub section 23 of the vacuum cups, a slot 24 in whichthe inner telescoping rod is positioned and notches 25, 26, and 21 thatare positioned to receive the outer telescoping rods formed with thesections l6 and [1.

Each of the levers I8 is provided with a semicircular socket 28 that ispositioned to nest against the under surface of one of the sections 14or [5 of the inner rod and an oppositely positioned socket 29 positionedto receive one of the sections l6 or I! of the outer telescoping rod, as

illustrated in Fig. 2.

Each of the levers I8 is also provided with an extended end 30 andflattened sections 3| of the inner sections l9 of the arms are securedto the extensions with pins 26 whereby the arms are free to swinglaterally as illustrated in Fig. l.

The outer ends of the tubular sections [9 of the arms are provided withannular grooves 33 and arcuate spring fingers 34, which are spaced fromthe ends of the tubes 2|, are positioned to snap into these grooves asillustrated in Figs. 5 and 6.

With the parts arranged in this manner the hangers l and l I may readilybe positioned on a smooth surface, such as a mirror, glazed tile wall,or the like and with the rods telescoping the hangers may be positionedat different distances to compensate for the area available for therack- With the rods in position the levers l8 with the arms extendedtherefrom are placed over th outer rod and under the inner rod wherebythe extended ends of the arms are positioned to 11$- pend articles ofclothing or the like.

Both the inner and outer telescoping rods including the sections M and[5 of the inner rod and I6 and H of the outer rod are provided withannular grooves and spring fingers as illustrated in Figs. 6 and '7whereby the rods may be secured in extended ositions and frictionallyheld in intermediate positions whereby complete separation thereof isprevented.

It will be understood that modifications may be made in the design andarrangement of the parts without departing from the spirit of theinvention.

What is claimed is:

l. A portable rack comprising a pair of hangers having vacuum cupsthereon, spaced outer and inner rods extending from one hanger toanother and freely positioned on the hangers, levers supported on therods with arcuate sections of the levers positioned over the outer rodand with ends thereof extended below the inner rod, and arms pivotallymounted on the levers and extended therefrom.

2. A portable rack comprising a pair of hangers having vacuum cupsthereon, an inner rod mounted on the hangers, an outer rod mounted onthe hangers, means on the hangers for positioning the rods in Spacedrelation, levers havi g spaced sockets therein freely positioned on therods with the rods nested in the sockets, and arms pivotally mounted onthe levers.

3.. In a portable rack, the combination which comprises a pair ofhangers having spaced notches in the upper surfaces and elongated slotsextended therethrough, vacuum cups mounted on the hangers, an inner rodPositioned with the ends thereof extended through the slots of thehangers, an outer rod positioned in one of th notches in each of thehangers, levers having spaced oppositely disposed sockets therein freelypositioned on the rods with one socket positioned over th outer rod andthe other socket positioned under the inner rod, and arms pivotallymounted on the levers.

4. In a, portable rack, the combination which comprises a pair ofhangers having spaced notche in the upper surfaces and elongated slotsextended through intermediate parts of the hangers, vacuum cupspositioned on the hangers, a telescoping inner rod extended through theslots of the hangers, a telescoping outer rod spaced from th inner rodand ositioned with an end in one of the notches of each of the hangers,levers having oppositely positioned semi-circular sockets therein freelymounted on the rods with one of the sockets extended over the outer rodand the other of said sockets positioned under the inner rod, andtelescoping arms pivotally mounted on extended ends of said levers.

5. In a portable rack, the combination which comprises a pair of hangershaving spaced notches in upper surfaces thereof and vacuum cups on oneof the ends, spaced inner and outer rods carried hy the hangers, and aplurality of telescoping rods extended from the outer rod, saidtelescoping rods being positioned to extend over the outer rod and underthe inner rod whereby the telescoping rods are supported in outwardlyextended positions.

BLANCHE DOLORES CRUIKSHANK.

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